What are you getting JB for Christmas/Hannukah/Other holiday?

Just wondering what people are thinking of getting their JBs this holiday season.

We're having a lean season and I'm having trouble coming up with ideas for Elise. I never usually have issues. As of right now I know that we are getting her a unicorn pillow pet, a new family for her dollhouse, craft supplies. Beyond that, she's asking for an American Girl doll (twins, actually), but I'm not prepared to go there yet since I know she won't take good care of them. We may go for the target dolls instead (My generation, i think??). She really wants twin dolls, a boy and a girl, though.

She also saw a Batman playset in a toy catalog and wants that, too, so that may make it into the list too, but I'm just not sure.

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No clue...From my mil, doll house furniture. It's so sad, we have a nice (hand-me-down) Barbie doll house but no furniture in it. She even said it makes her sad. And from my parents, the Barbie VW Beatle car.

I think we might do the Target My Generation doll and horse. She wants AG (sees the catalogue when it comes).

This is the stuff we already have. We buy starting in August so we can get done and avoid the crowds! We still have some stuff to get, but I think they are going to be really excited. I love Christmas!

Brandy - Elise has seen the catalog and when she visits my mom she gets to play with my niece's old AG dolls (she has 2 or 3, but she's 15 and doesn't play with them anymore). She doesn't want Cabbage Patch kids because they can't stand up by themselves (she's a picky kid!)

I did end up picking up the Imaginex bat cave playset for because I found it on sale. That's another thing she saw in a catalog but she's been obsessed with it for well over a month (she actually tore the page out of the catalog and sleeps with it. Crazy kid! So I know that will go over well. She's stopped asking about AG stuff recently, but I still may get her a My Generation doll anway.

I know that my DD sees the American Girl catalog at the house where I nanny. It often ends up in the kids' playroom, because their girls are looking through it, wishful thinking, etc. If I find it first, I put it up out of eye level/reach, but that doesn't always work.

We celebrate Hanukkah so I have to find 8 things. So far I've gotten DS a leapster explorer, sorry, n scale train set, these magic noodle arts and crafts thing, legos. I think that's all I have up there. He really wants a k'nex roller coaster too. We'll see.

We were at the mall yesterday and guess who's there already - Santa! I let dd sit on his lap. You know what she told him she wants - a telescope and a guitar. She has both! I do think I'm going to add a new guitar to her list, though. Dh & I like that flat guitar they have out.

Well, Our neighbor gave us her Wii for the kids for Christmas. (OMG and yay. I had planned on buying one but this saved us more money for games!!)

Allison got Disney, WeSing w/mic and Just Dance Kids for the Wii, Baby Alive All better ? doll the one that only talks and pee's. (no poop) plus extra diapers, She loves the FP sweet as me dolls too so she got one of those. Some Hello Kitty stuff from the 1$ section of Target. The gumball squinkies plus an extra pack. a few books and a couple dress up outfits. Oh and the hungry hippo pillow pet.

She really wanted a dollhouse but that will have to wait until her birthday or next christmas.

DS is getting some Thomas tracks, a couple of games I picked up at W-mart for $4 each, probably a couple of puzzles and books, but I haven't gotten them yet and he really wants a Baby Alive Changing Time. DH thinks it's nuts but I'm going to order it - my rough and tumble little guy needs to be a little more nurturing. We'll probably get a few more small things and DH insists on something "big" under the tree each year. I'm hoping to do scooters for the boys this year. I saw a cute ad for one for $15 at Wmart, but they couldn't find it when I went of BF. ODSS wants a razor scooter.

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